π Free resources
π Book recommendations
ποΈ Newsletter recommendations
Tool recommendations
Taro (affiliate - 20% off) - Career growth community
Todoist - How I manage my tasks. See the article on how I do it.
Mailbrew - Groups a bunch of newsletters into 1 email per day so you donβt have to clear 15 items from your inbox every day and can choose just what you want to click into.
Readwise - Highlight anything in a book or the web to be sent an email of 3 highlights (integrates with Mailbrew) per day, then apply what you saved.
Rectangle - Window management
1Password - Password manager
iTerm2 - Terminal
Notion (affiliate) - Storing second brain
CleanShot (affiliate) - Screenshotting tool
GreatFrontend (affiliate) - Frontend learning and interview prep
See this post for how I use some of these tools.
Find me in other media
π₯ YouTube collaborations
Journey to 50k+ subscribers and $35k revenue in 1 year on BeginnerMaps
Overcoming imposter syndrome, seeking feedback, and staying curious on TraceTalks Podcast
Getting a job as a software engineer, career growth, creating a popular newsletter on Cloud with Raj
How you can achieve your engineering career goals with Mark Bayer
Junior to mid-level: The right way to get promoted with βJordan has no lifeβ
Mid-level to Senior SWE: How to get your promotion with βJordan has no lifeβ
How engineers unlock huge impact with artificial intelligence (AI) on JoinTaro
From intern to Senior SWE: Strategies for career progression with Alan Stein
Metrics, strategies, and burnout prevention for tech teams with the Typo team
β‘οΈ Live events
Grow and get promoted fast in software engineering - with
Lead and influence at all levels - with
How to ace your next behavioral interview - with
Everything you wish you could ask your manager - with
, ,How to get more interviews, offers, and compensation at top tech companies with Alan Stein
βοΈ Articles
π» Web Developer Technical Newsletter Guide
As a front-end engineer, I need to keep up with industry trends to apply that knowledge on the job. At various points in my career, Iβve subscribed to over 50 front-end newsletters.
These are my most recommended resources:
TLDR Web Dev: Daily newsletter of news and articles in Web.
Frontend at Scale by Maxi Ferreira: Frontend architecture.
Web Weekly by Stefan Judis: A bundle of web updates each week.
Total TypeScript by Matt Pocock: Typescript tips for pros.
Josh Comeauβs newsletter: The best technical deep dives.
CSS Tricks: CSS is hard. This helps.
A11y Weekly: Make the web inclusive.
Web Developer: Curation of some of the best articles in frontend.
Alex Kondov: Frontend deep dives. Similar to Josh Comeau.
Developer Way by Nadia Makarevich: Advanced frontend patterns.